California Society of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery (CalDerm)’s Post

Had such a great time talking with Dr. Joseph Allen, OD FAAO, Diplo ABO on his podcast about my passions in life including concussion and. Neuro-optometry!

This episode is a must see for primary care OD’s and VTOD’s for pearls and take aways to use in your practice tomorrow. Here are a few tips that stood out to me: 1. Level of symptoms are much greater with acquired eye movement problems vs developmental eye movement problems. 2. If nausea more than 5-10 minutes, can do vision rehabilitation. Otherwise it might be better doing a home VT program. 3. Learn about prescribing prism compensatory vs yoked vs creative combo prism. Might try a fresnel on just one side or on one eye in a certain gaze. 4. Don’t forget to call last doctor what was prescribed and what was the PD used. 5. Fix vertical first and see how much horizontal needed. 6. For TBI patients, first, expect eye health to be normal, second, check for dry eye as more TBI patients than the general population hsve dry eyes. 7. Ask good questions in addition to do you see blurry? Double? What symptoms do you have with certain tasks? You know it’s a smooth pursuit problem, if they have trouble scrolling. You know it’s a saccade problem if they have trouble going between two screens. And you know if there’s double vision, there’s probably a convergence or accommodative (pseudo CI) problem. 8. Do eye movements for a minute, otherwise you may miss the problem. You need to test longer as symptoms are usually illicited after 30-45 seconds! 9. Double vision is not a 20 minute complaint!! (I say: Schedule them back or refer) 10. Send letters about ALL patients to pc docs and make them short with only essential info. Thank you Dr. Theis and Dr. Allen!

Phenomenal talk. It’s not hateful to want to protect children from highly profitable, life-changing medical interventions and surgeries… sterility, loss of IQ & sexual orgasmic function…. that they cannot possibly consent to in an informed or any other way. I would posit that what we’ve witnessed since 2016 is a societal-wide mania… collective, narcissistic Munchausen by Proxy. A factitious disorder imposed on another, typically a child, in order to seek attention, prideful power or sympathy for the abuser - the drive to create symptoms for the victim (the belief in having a gendered soul in the wrong body) that result in unnecessary and costly diagnostic or corrective procedures. Ready to watch this yet?

Short Course - Sitting Up Vertigo https://lnkd.in/eJsZ-aEY An interesting finding when working with patients with BPPV is vertigo when sitting up. This is a review of this phenomenon in a short course and a review of the literature.

#personalinjury firms are you interested in learning more about Medical Cost Projections (MCPs) for your injured parties to help increase settlement offers. Check this out! Jeff Lee c-808-369-4742 [email protected]

🥳 Course highlight of the week! 🥳 This week, we spotlight a course that is especially helpful for forensic professionals that interact with individuals in the field. This lesson, entitled "Drug Impairment or Medical Condition?" is taught by Dr. Gerald (Wook) Beltran and explains the ways medical conditions may mimic drug impairment. Dr. Beltran uses realistic scenarios to illustrate different signs and symptoms you're likely to encounter during a traffic stop. The covered medical conditions include strokes, seizures, hypoglycemia, and more. It is imperative to recognize the differences between these two conditions in order to manage situations correctly and professionally. We hope you love this lesson as much as we do! 

In a new blog post, MJLST Staffer Audrey Hutchinson analyzes the tension between legal and medical definitions of death, our fear of death and the discomfort in considering that maybe it’s not such a discrete status, and how technological advancements that can prolong both life and the process of dying may raise even more questions. Another must read! Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gT4t57Jr

Learn to recognize what medical gaslighting is🔽🔽🔽 Medical Gaslighting Examples: ✔️ Downplaying or dismissing your symptoms. ✔️ Not engaging or listening to the conversation. ✔️ Not asking you follow-up questions about your medical concerns. ✔️ Refusing to discuss your symptoms with you. ✔️ Trying to convince you it's all in your head/psychosomatic (psychological gaslighting). What is your experience with medical gaslighting? Let's talk about it!

Drs. Gary and Larry discuss the importance of situational awareness to remind all medical professionals to avoid self-blame when dealing with combative patients and violence becomes part of the equation. Watch here: https://ow.ly/ZUNj50SAzsG

Please watch the video by Dr Michael Lichtenberg, on Post-PTA dissections, why should they matter to you? and the effectiveness of the Tack Endovascilar system.